Check valve structure



Oct. 20, 1931. F. YARDLEY 1,828,697

CHECK VALVE STRUCTURE Filed Oct. 5. 1929 5 ingina flange 6.

comprises a body portion 7 having guide lugs orfe'ather s'8 onits lower portion, which en- Patented oc't. 20,1931 a a t.

FARNHAM YAnn EY, or wns'r- ORANGE, NEW

nasty;Assmmmo" mama Y I 1 FNEW'YORK,1\T.Y.,'A oonron rionorzunwfanasuvt v KYV E severest neatim filed. October 5', 192' This invention relates to a novel form of check valve to insure the complete closure of'the' disk member of the valve against lts f 7 seat and prevent the seepage of liquids and 5 gases through the valve, to whichfend-the structure comprises a valve casing with a transverse partition having a seat open ng I for the disk member, the latter'beingprovided with the usualguides 'orfeatherson its I '10 lower .face which Cooperate with the seat 0 enin to assist in uidin {the valve, and

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I a stem on its upper face which'eng'ages an" opening in a fioating-guidepwhich is held in position by the usualvalve spring which forces the floating guide against a flange on the casing, the floating guidebeing suscep-' V all condition s, -for' {which; reason;-the; guide tible of lateral movement within the casing.

The invention is illustrated in the accomr y g w n s, in which H v Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation otfatypic alf toot valve I V Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof.

, While the presentinventlon 1s applicable to the construction of-ifoot valves 2 for pumps forra'ising and measuring gasollne, kerosene, benz ne, and-slmilar fluids Y which readily escape through minute ,open ings, it is also adapted to general useas a check valve forfluids'of all kinds and descrip tions wherever a complete closure of the valve against its seat as essent al or desirable.

' In the-drawings, 1 indicates the mainipor tion of the shell or casing of the valve,-whi ch V is usually substantially cylindrical and is v provided with a transverse partitionQhavf'.

ng formed thereln the valve. seat opening 3,-

the upper peripheral edge of which is-usual-' ly beveled to form the valve seat proper; Theupper end of the casing is internally screw threaded'to receive a coupling ring 5, the 1 I upper portion of'which is internally screw threaded and the lower portion externally screw threaded to engage'the'fthreads on the casing, the inner portion of thering terminat- The valve disk member gage the seat openings-and serve as the bot- Sriatlndifim which'rili beof amiablema maas is generally frusto conical injciexterior contion of which is tovhold the diskz firmly in engagement -.withjthei seat. t In valves of this type; as heretofore; constructed, it was ,cus-, tomaryq to provide the casing with a; guide spiderpforthestem, either: formed ,as an fin t'eg-ralpart0fthecasingorasa separatem em ber fitted into the Z casing, toxcooperat'ej with E the lower guiding-means consisting-ofthe feathers and thewalli' of the seat opening to holdthevalve in rigid axial alignment under p de awas ubstantiallyimmovable within thecasing during the operation ofthe valve. v Check valves'of this description have b eena' ineifective', when employed inapparatus containing or handlingfluids whichreadily' pass through small apertures, for the reason that ing between the valve disk and its'seat or anylimperfections' in the engaging portions complete closure of the valve againt its seat,

disk would necessarily'preventithe disk-propvery small particles of foreign matterlodg" t A of the disk and the-seat would prevent the because of the rigidityof the upper and lower" d -guides for the valve disk, as any project-ion so on the seat or on the engaging portion of the erly engaging the seat to prevent the fluids escaping between the disk and its seat.

The present invention, as stated, is dea 's'ignedto insure the proper sealing engage- ."ment of the disk with the seat, when the valve is in closed position. This desirable result is obtained byproviding the stemlmem her!) with a floating guide, 12, which'is providedwith a central opening closely fitting thestemand with lateral extensions 14, which Silt engage abutments'on the casing, or, as shown,

with the flange 6 of the coupling ring 5, so

that the guide plate is capable of considerable lateral movement relative to the longitudinal axis. of the valve disk; Itiwill be" i seen, therefore, thatthejfioating guide member serves p rimarily to guide 'thevalve" disk g or head in its movements andj to permit the disk to adjust itself .to any necessary position to insure a sealing fit with its seat, due to the fact that the guide plate is capable of lateral movement with respect to the annular, 5 rim 13, which it abuts. Instead of he particular form. of plate shown, the latter may be in the form 'ofla spider, a properly apertured disk, or any otherv suitable shape, provided it Will permit the free flow of the liquid and is ofless diameter thantheinterior of the valve casing, so that it is capable of a limited-movement transversely of the longitudinalaxis of the valve disk, but is of greater diameter than the shoulder or abutment on the valve casing with Which it'engages.

-lVhatI.claim is: s

A check valve structure comprising a casing'havin'g a transverse wall with a valve seatlopening therein andaremovable top section, a valve disk-member having guide feathers'on its bottom cooperating with the seat openingand a stem on its top, a spring surrounding the stem, and a guide plate havinga central opening engaged by the stem an d lateral members held in engagement With the top section bysaid spring, said plate be ing 1 shorter than the internal" diameter of t the casingto permit limited movementof theplate transversely of the axis ofth'e valve disk; I I

V In testimony whereof I signature.

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